Financial Accountant.co.uk Financial Accountant - Real Estate United Kingdom,City of London

Financial Accountant - Real Estate

Financial Accountant - Real Estate 
£48,000 - £55,000 + Bonus + Benefits
City Of London
The Company:
They are a multi boutique asset manager delivering investment returns and creating investment strategies that support their clients’ long term goals. They offer investment solutions which range from alternative strategies such as fund of hedge funds, commodities and funds consisting of real estate, private equity and specialist equity products.  They manage over £60 billion of assets. Their real estate arm is one of the largest real estate managers in the UK and is made up of approximately 40 staff, split into specialist teams.

The Role:
Reporting to the Financial Controller, you will be responsible for various accounting aspects of the real estate activities across client portfolios.  This will include taking ownership of the accounting and reporting for the certain structures in which there are joint venture partners.  
•	Responsible for the accounting aspects of all matters in relation to the international real estate investments including all related performance reporting.  
•	Responsible for the accounting for various real estate entities but in particular for the accounting for two funds, reporting to joint venture partners.
•	To have oversight of the indirect property portfolio for performance returns, to follow up and investigate any queries arising from the indirect returns.
•	Responsible for the day to day administration and reporting of entities Jersey administration distributions, management and stat accounts as agreed from time to time.
•	Liaising with external auditors and ensuring accounts stated above are prepared, approved and signed in advance of deadlines and in accordance with departmental timetables. 
•	Liaising with lawyers and members of the Real Estate department to ensure legal structures of entities stated above are fully understood and documented and therefore accounted for correctly.
•	Work in conjunction with other team members in ensuring processes and procedures are adhered to across the real estate finance team.

Who they are looking for:
You must be a qualified accountant (ACCA, CIMA, IMC or IAQ) with previous experience in an accounting environment.
Accounting experience gained within a real estate environment is preferred.
You must be experienced in the use of spreadsheets (Excel).
You need strong accounting acumen.
You must be highly numerate and literate.

If you have not been contacted within 2 weeks of submitting your application, please assume that on this occasion we will not be pursuing your application, however we thank you for your interest. For more information or to view other open positions through Cameron Kennedy, please visit us at Cameronkennedy.com

Skills

Qualifications

ACA, ACCA, CPA, ACMA, CIMA

Region

City London

County

London

Location

United Kingdom,City of London

Job Type

Permanent

Salary Details

£48000 - £55000 per annum + Bonus + Benefit

Reference

BN365361

Posted Date

15-07-2010

Start Date

ASAP

Agency Name

Cameron Kennedy